News Overview

Within the framework of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources, an international group of researchers from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Global Crop Diversity Trust, and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT have written a policy-oriented publication titled ‘The plants that feed the world’ synthesizing the latest knowledge on the supply, demand

Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative of the CGIAR led by the Alliance, strives to bring about significant agronomic improvements for smallholder farming households. In Ghana,   EiA initiative is taking root through multiple use cases, one of which is led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in collaboration with Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP) Ltd, and Degas Ltd with

On Monday 16 October 2023, the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), and LVenture Group assembled representatives from institutions at the forefront of innovation for impact at the event, “Developing and Deploying Agri-Food and Climate-Tech Innovations: The Role of Technology Transfer.” Esteemed policymakers, industry experts, scientists, investors, as well as academia and private sector

Introduction In Tanzania – as in many parts of Africa – growing beans plays a crucial role in ensuring food security, improving agricultural productivity, and increasing financial stability. The Alliance’s Artemis project plays a key role in enabling bean breeding programs by developing an AI-supported phenotyping technology that will improve the productivity of these programs across Africa. In this transformation

En el marco de las elecciones regionales de Colombia 2023, específicamente en la ciudad de Cali, PlaSA Colombia se unió al cuarto debate de candidatos a la alcaldía de esta ciudad, esta vez dedicado a las temáticas de salud, bienestar y sistemas alimentarios organizado por ProPacífico, gremios, universidades y medios de comunicación. Durante esta sesión, se entregó a cada candidato

Rabat, Morocco – October 17, 2023. The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) today signed a new hosting agreement with CGIAR research center, the Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT (ABC). The signing ceremony took place during the 19th CGIAR System Council Meeting in Rabat, Morocco. The new hosting arrangement underscores GFAR’s commitment to fulfilling its original mission and

On September 26 and 27, a delegation from Alliance/CGIAR and its Accelerate for Impact Platform gathered with nearly 1000 leaders from across the agri-tech innovation ecosystem in London for the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. Start-uppers, investors, policymakers, corporate partners, and scientists united to explore collaboration toward scaling agricultural technologies for nature-positive outcomes: tackling key themes including biodiversity and carbon schemes,

In a highly competitive process that attracted more than 80 applications, 10 startups that have proven to be potential leaders in the cocoa industry in Colombia while contributing to peacebuilding, have been carefully selected to participate in a two-month acceleration program to strengthen their capacities and possibilities to grow.